Don't Frame Like an Idiot

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• JA

  @jankarel6454 · 3 years ago

  When I watch your videos, I am reminded over and over of the difference between people who "create content" and people who actually provide valuable information and share their wisdom with viewers.  You are definitely in the second category.  I really appreciate you making things understandable for all the people--like me--who lack experience but still want to do good work.

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• FE

  @felicitous48 · 2 years ago

  Does anyone else watch his videos with rapt attention, paper and pencil to take notes?  His videos save so much suffering through trial and error!  I take notes like I'm back in school and want an "A."

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• JO

  @joeblow1942 · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=120">2:00</a> &nbsp;Instead of using regular crappy twisted 2 x 4’s for frames / studs…. &nbsp;he uses 3/4” thick ACX plywood ripped 2” wide and doubled up so it’s 1 1/2” thick x 2” wide.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=287">4:47</a> He uses Teks 1 7/16” long self drilling wood to metal screws w/ Torx heads to attach the 3/4” thick x 2” wide plywood frames (“strapping”) discussed above to the vehicle metal.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=435">7:15</a> &nbsp;He uses 1 1/4” wood screws w/ Torx heads and aggressive threads to attach the second course / layer of 3/4” thick x 2” wide ACX plywood to each other. He countersinks / pre-drills each hole first using one of those bits that countersinks and drills the hole at the same time.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=548">9:08</a>. He discusses what Thermal Bridging is and how to avoid it. (Wood has an R Value of only 1 per inch.) &nbsp;If the van has vertical metal studs like this bus does then run the plywood frames / strapping discussed above horizontally.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=655">10:55</a> Plywood framing around metal RV windows. See his other video about installing and framing windows.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=698">11:38</a>. He discusses how to frame the ceiling. Same principle to avoid thermal bridging apples as he did with the vertical walls in that the plywood frames / strapping should run perpendicular to the vans metal ceiling frames.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=1269">21:09</a> Find the centerline of the ceiling and snap a line from front to back. There could be deviations so check with a tape measure as you install your ceiling material.<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codc32FDTZA&amp;t=1311">21:51</a>. &nbsp;Use Pony Clamps as a helping hand to lay / rest the bottom of your frames / strapping on to as you screw it in.

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• LU

  @lutherpalmeriii · 2 years ago

  &quot;Never mind the confetti from the party we threw in here,&quot; is probably the best line I&apos;ve ever heard in a camper van tutorial video.

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• NO

  @NoRegrets. · 3 years ago

  This Old House &nbsp;of Buses. Your knowledge , your excellence in making it understandable to all levels of skill excels above all other content creators. Thank you for outstanding videos that will still be relevant 10 years from now. You should definitely have your own tv show.

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• EM

  @EmmaBuildsBirbie · 3 years ago

  love the &quot;what not to do&quot; series, hate how it always seems to perfectly describe what I did 😂

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• YE

  @yellowbrickroam · 2 months ago (edited)

  Thanks! you make this lifestyle possible for many and for that I&apos;m forever grateful

• RA

  @rachelschack · 1 year ago

  &quot;Nevermind the confetti from the party we had in here&quot; 😂

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• JE

  @jeffrodeeny · 3 years ago

  Thermal bridging is far too often, overlooked in the van/skoolie community. I’m glad you put together a video that explains it a bit. Nice job

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• CR

  @craigtherriault · 2 years ago

  You will probably never read this but i think you are a credit to your profession. I have learned so much from your videos it&apos;s hard to watch others. The video on the 70k &nbsp;conversion that you showed all the incorrect methods used shows your honesty and integerity. Sharing your 8 years of experience is an example of &nbsp;what a true American professional is/ was. Thanks for everything &nbsp;Chuck, especially exposing the company that stole that poor lady&apos;s 70k

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• SP

  @sparenothing1487 · 3 years ago (edited)

  That&apos;s the most informative 24 minutes I have watched in a long time! Thank you for &nbsp;making it easy to understand!

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• MI

  @mirap0lloflower · 3 years ago

  what a relief to find someone who actually knows what they&apos;re doing before trying to teach others. and knows how to teach, too! that&apos;s a skill in itself. thank you!!!!!!!!!

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